News NHTSA Head Stepping Down After Four Years The top U.S. auto-safety regulator will step down, as his agency investigates fires in Tesla Motors Inc. electric cars and... Read More
Midwest News Wisconsin Workplace Fatalities Rise 28 percent The number of Wisconsin workers killed on the job increased 28 percent last year, in part because of an increase... Read More
Midwest News FEMA Rejects Major Disaster Declaration for Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says the federal government has rejected Indiana’s request that Howard County be declared a major disaster area... Read More
International News Brazil Could Delay New Auto Safety Laws The Brazilian government may delay “by one or two years” the implementation of a law requiring automakers to install frontal... Read More
West News Elevator Company Cited in California Stadium Death California safety officials have issued $54,000 in fines against an elevator company whose employee was killed while working at the... Read More
News Feds Publish List of 52 Bus Companies That Have Been Shut Down Federal bus safety regulators announced that they have shut down 52 companies in what they describe as a major nationwide... Read More
Midwest News Indiana Police Say Metal Scrappers Endangering Public Safety State police and the Indiana Department of Transportation say public safety is being endangered by metal scrappers. The state officials... Read More
News IKEA Recalls 23M Lamps Following Death of Child IKEA is recalling millions of children’s lamps following the death of a child who choked on the lamp’s cord. Another... Read More
Texas / South Central News Texas Teen’s Sentence in Fatal DWI Crash Stirs Ire A North Texas teen from an affluent family was sentenced to probation this week after he killed four pedestrians when... Read More
Texas / South Central News Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Says Fewer Customers Have Citizens Insurance Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says fewer homeowners and businesses have property insurance through the state-run insurer of last resort. Donelon... Read More